Millennium Fellowship Alumni Spotlight
In 2018, Richard Ling was instrumental in launching the Millennium Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. With just four days until
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Millennium Fellows at Baylor University bridging educational disparities: Isha and Ruhi Thapar
At the Baylor University in Texas, two sisters are exercising their passion for community leadership to create social impact. Ruhi and Isha Thapar were selected as part of the 2022 Millennium Fellowship with their joint project, ‘The Collegiate Foundation’ an SDG 4 initiative they co-founded as teenagers with the objective of helping to promote equitable access to higher education. Ruhi Thapar is a pre-medical University Scholars major with a focus on Medical Humanities an
Millennium Fellow leveraging emerging tech to advance the SDGs: An interview with Sarosh Nagar
Class of 2022 Millennium Fellow Sarosh Nagar is an Emerging Technologist leveraging tech for social benefit. He founded his Millennium Fellowship project "Emerging Technologists Initiative" as a research based, moonshot organisation that helps organisations explore how they can use technology for powerful social ends. Sarosh spoke with us extensively about young people's belief in emerging technologies, the implication of AI, Biotech, and more, and the how the Millennium Fel
From living as a refugee, to being named a Moonshot Award Winner: Millennium Fellow Yoal Damai Dar
Class of 2022 Millennium Fellow Yoal Damai Dar was named a 2022 Moonshot Prize Award Winner in the ' Borderless category '. This award is given to leaders running initiatives that serve minority communities on a “for the people, by the people” principle. He speaks with us about his project, living as a refugee in Kenya, and his time as a Millennium Fellow. Thank you for joining us today Yoal. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? Thank you for having me. My name is
My Millennium Fellowship Journey: Kingsley Odinaka, Class of '19
"The past five years of my life have been dedicated to the fight against malaria, a cause I am very passionate about. The decision to venture fully into malaria research and advocacy was made during my time as a Millennium Fellow in 2019. After a friend of mine lost two of her unborn babies to malaria parasitaemia in 2018, I took the decision to help my community fight the disease, and the Millennium Fellowship provided me with the opportunity to not only implement my idea bu
Millennium Fellowship Alumni SDG 17 Series: Vincent Muhoro on the ups and downs of Social Leadership
This year we asked Millennium Fellowship alumni to share what SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) means to them. Over the coming weeks, Alumni will unpack what partnerships they leveraged to make their Social Impact work successful. They'll explore partnerships with their schools, peers, and communities, then share recommendations on how young people can create and navigate meaningful partnerships to power social change in their communities. "It is noteworthy to mention that
Making a Change: How a Millennium Fellow Engaged at the United Nations Transforming Education Summit
By: Suzzel Alberto “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” -Malala Yousafzai When you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, there are some common answers; a doctor, rockstar, or astronaut. Along with becoming a doctor, I had two other very specific goals by the time I was eight years old, to become a mermaid and attend a United Nations Summit. So far I’ve accomplished one, working on another, and have learned to accept swimming as a hu
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